Does The Constitution Ensure A Limited Government

Question 1

What event ensured increased government involvement in the affairs of the US in 2008 and what federal intervention resulted from this?

Answer 1

1. The 2008 financial crisis ensured that the government under Obama increased federal intervention in the areas of:

. US social and economic life
. The regulations it issues that shape the behaviour of individuals and corporations
. The rights and liberties that individual citizens can exercise

Question 2

How has the size of the government increased since the New Deal?

Answer 2

. The New Deal led to the establishment of new federal agencies, introduced new regulations on matters from the minimum wage to bank regulations and extended the reach of federal authority over the states.

.The onset of WW2 and the Cold War consolidated the new powers and authority of the government, especially in the realms of national security and foreign affairs.

. The Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon Administrations all introduced new agencies, regulations and interventions, from the realm of Civil Rights to environmental protection.

Question 3

How has the size of the government been expanded more recently?

Answer 3

. Bill Clinton declared 1996 ‘ the end of the era of big government’.
. This was not entirely true as federal authority and powers continued to grow under both the Bush and Obama.

Question 4

What Constitution factors are designed to offer limited government?

Answer 4

. Separation of Powers
. Checks and Balances
. The Federal System/ Federalism
. The Bill of Rights